Catenaa, September 11, 2026- The CLARITY Act could spur Bitcoin banking jobs if the US Senate advances legislation expanding regulated digital-asset services.
A cloture vote on the motion to consider the bill is scheduled for Sept. 15 at 2:15 p.m.
The vote requires 60 senators and would open debate, not send the measure directly to President Donald Trump.
The House passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act by 294-134 in July 2025.
The Senate Banking Committee approved a version 15-9 in May before Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture Aug. 8.
The Senate text would recognize digital-asset custody, lending, payments, brokerage, distributed-ledger governance and services as permissible banking activities.
Banks entering these businesses could need compliance officers, custody specialists, blockchain engineers, cybersecurity staff, traders, risk managers and legal advisers.
Hiring would probably begin with legal and compliance teams before expanding into trading, custody and technical operations.
The bill would also protect lawful self-custody and limit when non-controlling blockchain developers, node operators and wallet providers may be treated as money transmitters.
Those protections could reduce legal uncertainty for open-source developers and non-custodial infrastructure companies.
However, the employment outlook remains conditional because the bill has not passed the Senate or become law.
Differences between the House and Senate texts could require negotiations before final approval.
Federal regulators would then need to issue rules and build supervisory systems, delaying implementation.
The Sept. 15 vote will test whether Congress is prepared to advance a digital-asset framework and expand banks’ role in Bitcoin markets.
